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Jari Stenvall’s report examines the significance the university regulations governing university administration have had on professors’ possibilities for influence in terms of management and university democracy. The report is based on interviews with professors from different universities. The report is a continuation of Stenvall’s university regulation report, in which he reviewed the regulations in place…
Finland’s goal is to raise the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP. This means an increase of EUR 1.8 billion in State research and development funding over the years 2024 to 2030. The annual increase in authorisations and appropriations would amount to approximately EUR 260 million compared to the level of…
Finland’s goal is to raise the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP. This means an increase of EUR 1.8 billion in State research and development funding over the years 2024 to 2030. The annual increase in authorisations and appropriations would amount to approximately EUR 260 million compared to the level of…
Finland’s goal is to increase the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP by 2030 in accordance with the Government Programme, the national RDI roadmap and the final report of the Parliamentary RDI Working Group. The 2023 budget proposal takes into account the additional Government investments for the RDI package as decided…
The Finnish Union of University Professors supports the proposed change to clarify the duties of university hospitals as part of the implementation of the health and social services reform. However, the Union wishes to draw attention to secondary positions and qualification requirements, as well as to the university’s role in decision-making within the wellbeing services…
Finland’s goal is to increase the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP by 2030 in accordance with the Government Programme, the national RDI roadmap and the final report of the Parliamentary RDI Working Group. The 2023 budget proposal takes into account the additional Government investments for the RDI package as decided…
According to the Government proposal, the residence permit for third-country researchers as referred to in the Students and Researchers Directive would, in future, be issued for a period of four years or, at most, for the duration of the contract with the educational institution if valid for less than four years. The Finnish Union of…
In the draft State Budget Act, the maximum amount of the income tax deduction would be increased for those over 60 years of age, the deductible for the commuting expenses of persons returning from family leave would be reduced, the deduction for travel expenses would remain increased as in 2022, acknowledgements, such as grants for…
It is the Finnish Union of University Professors’ opinion that the Government proposal improves the predictability of state research and development funding. The amount of authorisations and appropriations for research and development activities would be increased steadily on an annual basis, and, in the future, a long-term plan would be drawn up for the funding…
According to the Finnish Union of University Professors, the open access policy component for research methods and infrastructure is fairly obscure. Methods, materials and infrastructures are ambiguously stated in different parts of the document, and it is difficult to understand what is actually being referred to. The entire policy component remains highly abstract. A concrete…
